At public meetings, he rants and raves at anyone with a different opinion. But lately, he’s been doing handstands and high-fiving his cronies in celebration.
Now that the County Income Tax Council has raised the County Option Income Tax, or COIT, get ready for a big sucking sound from your paycheck starting Dec. 1 if you [...]

Higher taxes are all but certain for Madison County as the Alexandria City Council voted to approve COIT at its Oct. 19 meeting. The measure would primarily benefit Anderson city employees, but with Madison County taxpayers picking up the bulk of the tab.
Now with 49.5% of the County Income Tax Council’s “allocated votes,” the County [...]

Anderson City Council has approved a COIT increase. Now, the Madison County Council is set to face taxpayer fury on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Anderson City Hall Auditorium as it prepares to be the straw that broke the camel’s back if it supports an overwhelming new tax for all of Madison County.
The [...]

On Thursday, an impassioned group of citizens will face Anderson City Council to express outrage towards the proposed new tax for Anderson and Madison County. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
Whether you call it COIT or LOIT, it all adds up to a new tax that will make our county a [...]

On Thursday, Oct. 8, the Anderson City Council convenes for a public hearing to:

Repeal CEDIT
Increase COIT to increase the Homestead Credit percentage
Impose an extra COIT for public safety

Your city council, dominated by Democrats, is poised to pass this ordinance.
The word around town is that a lone Republican may actually favor the ordinance. And even [...]